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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Justin Rohrlich

Tesla claims ‘drunk driver’ caused crash that killed four and not a self-driving fail

Tesla is pushing back on claims that a failure of its “Autopilot” feature was to blame for a head-on collision that killed four people, instead accusing the Tesla’s driver of being dangerously drunk at the time of the deadly wreck.

Further, Heath Miller could not have had his Model Y in Autopilot when he smashed into a Ford Explorer on February 17, 2023, because he was traveling as fast as 100 mph – and the high-tech feature disengages at high speeds, according to Tesla.

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